in the process of adding stuff to etsy shop, including sweet heart badges!

coming soon:  love-note-fortune-boxes! // juliekesti.com

heart badges // 2012 // juliekesti.com

somehow i neglected to post this series of plantscapes i finished a few weeks ago.  there’s a lot going on in these drawings—i seem to have plant fever // approx. 15x21 inches each // juliekesti.com 2012

this is one of our building entry guys explaining to Sean what year he was born.  the explanation involved character writing in his palm, gesturing, and notes on paper. in the end it turns out he was born in 1952, a dragon year.

this post is also an excuse to ask you to take a look at my new shop!  if you have a moment, please do, and let me know if it makes sense to you and is enjoyable. 

 it’s a new format for me, so i’d appreciate feedback.  

thanks!

hearts-in-woods// aug. 2012 // juliekesti.com

hearts are approx. 2ft. by 2ft., I’d say.  on rice paper. 

i will make a heart just for you, by request!  just purchse a $75 artwork in the shop and you are on your way.

continuing along with these drawings.  the layers of gouache are starting feel skin-like as i add to them. // july 2012 // juliekesti.com

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Shrimp Flower // 2012 // 7.5 x 10.5”

mixed media on paper

I’ve been making collage-drawings of strange botanical creatures.  I don’t mean creatures like animals, but creatures like oddly morphed plant creations.  My drawing combines with some snippet of city life to bring you a colorful and unusual image.  They are simple, but also layered in a rhythmic way that to me tells a story. They tell me about my attempts to integrate into this giant city.

These drawings are for sale for $30, make your purchase in the shop and let me know which drawing you’d like.

Take a story into your home. 

a peek at this week’s work // juliekesti.com

a peek at this week’s work // juliekesti.com

a peek at this week’s work // juliekesti.com

hello!

Deciphering Shanghai by julie kesti 2012 // juliekesti.com

In this piece I again refer to the mysterious feeling of this city.  The sleuth image is actually a movie poster—Shanghai has many modern amenities, like 3D movie theaters with VIP lounges.  Also pictured is an economical food tray a local might enjoy, a zebra and many patterns and colors.  I have not seen a live zebra here, not yet,  but there are constantly larger-than-life, back-lit images of luxury brands and glamourous models in exotic locations, beaming into your eyes and hoping for your pocketbook, by day and by night.  Strange city, nothing should surprise you, after awhile, but again and again it does.